dante

nice evening out. my husband and i went todante'son 5/29/12. it was not busy which was very pleasant. we had the zuchinni frittas and the pizza with red pepper, sausage, ricotta and mozz. it was very good and filling. i had the house white wine which was light and crisp. we will be back very soon!

love, love, love this restaurant! i am a big fan of the neapolitan style of pizza. i love chewy crusts, with a little bit of crunch, some of the bubbles from the oven, and fresh quality toppings.dante'sdelivers on all fronts. i also enjoy their ricotta appetizer. it reminds me of ricotta made by my good friend. it is satisfying and comforting. i also enjoyed their sicilian flatbread. many times i will go in and order a couple of appetizers for a meal. there squid in calabrian oil is also very good. i recommend on taste anyone!

save your money. been going todante'ssince opening. always make it a point to eat there on business trips. went week of 17 february 2014. pizza really went down hill. no flavor very generic. save yourself $17 and buy a degornos. won't be going back.

we'll be back!. we decided to trydante'son a recommendation from a friend. i was so pleased when i read the menu! i'm not a pizza person...there is only one pizza place i'd go out of my way to buy pizza and that is at boston northend pizza in hawaii. we decided on the way to dante’s that unless this “pizza” place was outstanding, we’d probably not go back as it was quite a drive. it took me about six months to get around to trying this highly recommended restaurant. we started with a nice rich red wine and ordered two appetizers: the cheese & salami plate and crispy skin mackerel. we slowly savored every bite. we don’t like to rush when we eat so were happy that the waitress was attentive but left us alone. our main courses were the cortona pizza and the braised short rib on polenta. to make it even better, wine was 1/2 price for certain bottles on thursday nights. what a wonderful dinner. it was too much food, so we boxed up our leftovers and savored it again a few days later. yes, we'll be back. it's a bit pricey but worth it!

quickly becoming a favorite. i tried dante for the first time a couple of weeks ago and went back for a third time last night. i came to try the pizza but have discovered their perfectly executed pasta dishes. house made pasta, top quality ingredients, cooked perfectly. the bucatini carbonara is rich and creamy with a pleasant texture to the noodles. i could eat this every day. the parpadelle bolognese with house made noodles had a nice combination of meaty flavor with a hint of red wine. if you have never tried gnocchi, you need to trydante'sversion. i had it with the fried pork belly and pickled vegetables. nicely browned, light and fluffy dumplings combined with the fatty richness of the pork belly and balanced with the crunch and vinegar coming from the vegetables.

about the pizza. wood fired oven, artisan meats and cheeses, thin crust, how could you go wrong? i will say the pizza is very good. the flavors of the ingredients excellent. i would order any of their pizzas again. from a personal preference standpoint, i prefer a slightly heavier, new york style crust to the paper thin naples style.

i would agree with some reviewers that some of the menu items are pricier than i spend on my average meal but the quality and portions make them worth every penny. i like to take advantage of the happy hour bar menu. order 2-3 appetizers and a few beers and you can easily have dinner for two in the $20 range and be quite satisfied.

amazing food service and local ingredients. the wife and i being downtowners took the trek out to the shops at legacy to trydante'spizza on the claim of a coworker that it was the "best pizza in omaha" i was not disappointed. we were happy to see the interesting menu that had great italian dishes, neat pizzas and local produce!

we had the salumi and formaggi, a soup, and a great sausage pepper pizza. the salumi and formaggi was a great choice and i highly recommend it! the wine selection is good here and the waitress can actually pair wines and beers. staff was prompt and accommodating even on a busy saturday. manager was great at damage control when we had to move tables because of a large party and even paid for our first round of drinks. our waitress was professional and friendly and gave good recommendations.

all being said if your in the mood for a change of pace and want a great relaxed experience with local foods.dante'spizza is by far one of the best restaurants in omaha.

on second thought. i wasn't overly impressed after my first meal at dante's. a return visit, however, was better all around. we started with the zucchini fritti--light, crisp, and nicely salted slices of fried zucchini. the pizza, a margherita this time, was much improved--the crust still had a few burnt spots, which happens with this style, but they didn't overwhelm the flavor of the pizza. the real star was the oxtail gnocchi. the rich, creamy sauce was packed with oxtail flavor and paired well with the pillowy gnocchi. outstanding!
grade: b+


-----29 mar, 2011-----

okay, but underwhelming. a recent trip todante'sleft me feeling a little underwhelmed. while i appreciate the technique and use of local ingredients in their pizza, i didn't get a great deal of flavor from the giuseppe (sausage, peppers, onions, mozzarella). and while i don't mind a well done crust, the burnt spots on this one really took away from the enjoyment of it. i am certainly not saying it was a bad pizza, it wasn't. it just wasn't the great pizza i was expecting based on the frequent recommendation of others. of the small dishes i tried, the fingerling potatoes were the most noteworthy--hot and fresh from the oven, nicely salted and not too heavy with the olive oil. if anything, i'll have to givedante'sanother shot for the items on the menu that aren't pizza.
the place was packed on a saturday night, thanks largely to a mass of teens eating before their prom, and the wait was long. it's a tough situation, sure, but the staff seemed a bit slow and clumsy in getting the place back in order and sitting all the waiting diners after the prom parties left. service was fine after we were seated. there are several dining tiers, with the bar and a bocce court on the upper level. the crowd was a little too wannabe hip for my taste, but i won't penalize the place for that.

two orders of meatballs, please!. if you find yourself ordering meatballs every time you see them on a menu then you're a meatball aficionado.dante'sdefinitely serves up a contender for the best meatball in omaha. three protein-packed meatballs only run about $7.50 and are a great precursor to their tasty pizza.
a simple slice of margherita pizza will leave you craving for more. their thin crust is crispy where it needs to be and saturated in flavor everywhere else. i think their pizza is the best i've had in omaha. i can eat four or five peices and not feel like i sabotaged a couple weeks of eating responsibly.
they make their own mozzarella which isn't a major feat, but it shows that they care about how their food is prepared and what ingredients are used.
i obviously like this place and would recommend it to anyone.

consistently delicious. i love this place.dante'shas a high quality product with local ingredients when possible. they actually make their own mozzarella. the pizza crust is a fabulous brick oven-baked artisan bread.

my husband and i visitdante'sfrequently and have found that they are always on their game.

my sons and my husband find the giuseppe pizza is a perfect pizza. the meat is tastefully spicy and the rich homemade mozzarella cheese is awesome.

i love the pizza, but just tried the squash tortellini this evening. it was crazy delicious. the squash filling was creamy and full of flavor and the pasta itself was a perfect texture. the tortellini was served with olive oil and maybe some butter which allowed the squash filling flavor to really (like my 10-yr old says) "pop". totally loved this dish.

dante's has great customer service. everyone is knowledgeable and helpful and just really nice.

wishes it could have been better.... the first time i went todante'si thought it was fantastic. i had a fresh caprese salad with locally grown tomatoes and the prosciutto flat bread, it was absolutely delicious! however, when i ate there again recently, the pizza was doughy and soggy and the tortellini was $14 for four pieces of pasta and some corn. way too overpriced for what we got. i'd go back again if they improved the size of their dishes.

whoa!!!.dante'sis the bomb! went there last saturday for the first time for lunch. limited menu, so your choice is really pretty easy. had the giuseppe pizza, and it was fantastic. the buffalo mozzarella really sets it off. can't go wrong with wood fired pizza!

liked it so much, that i took my wife back that same night for dinner. had one of the -best- risotto's i've ever had, easily the best in omaha.

do not pass up giving this place a try. the interior is decorated extremely well, and if you're a bocce player, there's an authentic bocce court in the restaurant! reminded me of the few pizzerias i've been to in europe.

i really hope they're around for a long time.dante'sis definitely in my top 5 in omaha.